“Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the two men who were lost at sea,” said Capt. Phillip Schifflin, commander, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans.

Watch standers with Sector New Orleans command center received notification from an offshore rig reporting a capsized shrimping vessel at 4 p.m., Tuesday. The reporting source stated two people were rescued by the good Samaritan vessel Miss Anna from the keel of the Christopher’s Joy.

Response crews were directed to launch in search of the missing crewmembers immediately after notification.

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Nobody understands my pain, they stopped the search at 48 hours not 64 the accident happened on Tuesday around 4pm and my dad is still out there somewhere, and he’s coming home .. We will get answers and my dad will be returning home .. I have faith in God